2017: Our Fight!

Robbinsville
Public Schools has fantastic news! On Friday, July 14th, the New
Jersey Department of Education informed us that we can expect an
increase in state aid in the amount of $631,042.00 for the 2017-2018
school year.
This is a welcome start to addressing years of declining funding which
left the district with an overarching shortfall of approximately $60
million.

As
we continue to uphold our commitment to the Robbinsville Community by
offering diverse and rich learning opportunities to every student, these
funds will assist us in bridging the $2 million dollar gap we
encountered while creating the 2017-2018 annual budget. As you may
recall, in order to balance this year’s budget district officials were
forced to reduce two full time positions and were unable to hire
additional teachers to address steadily increasing enrollment. Read more...
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Robbinsville Takes Trenton by Storm

As the Robbinsville Schools community
continues the fight for its fair share of school funding, Acting
Superintendent Kathie Foster joined members of the Board of Education,
members of town council and local residents in Trenton on Tuesday, May
2nd for the NJDOE budget hearings before the New Jersey State Senate.

At a rally on the steps of the statehouse beforehand, Dr. Foster's remarks
helped to spark the passion of representatives from districts across
the state who find themselves the predicament of placing a larger and
larger
burden on taxpayers due to the state's refusal to adhere to the school
funding formula established by the School Funding Reform Act of 2008.